Posted by Elizabeth on May 12, 2001, at 21:53:09
In reply to Re: Opiates for depression » shelliR, posted by SalArmy4me on May 12, 2001, at 18:25:20
> Here's what you wrote pertaining to a doctor who wouldn't prescribe opiates for depression:
> "Elizabeth. I talked to Dr. Bodkin briefly today...He will do a consultation, but will not proscribe codeine because of a prior _law suit_{!}."See my response concerning patients who sue their doctors (certain types will do so at the drop of a hat). I know Dr. Bodkin, and in fact he first recommended buprenorphine to me. He's not a quack by any means.
> Here's what the facts say:
> •As many as 900,000 Americans are dependent on
> heroin or other illicit opioids.
> *3-8% of opiate users die of trauma or overdose.Opiate *abusers*, not *users*. This has nothing to do with medical use; your facts are irrelevant facts. Please restrict this discussion to medical use of opioids (which is vastly different from illicit use). Nobody asked about how to find out where they can buy dope in their town.
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